disease raises
its kraken head
hits once
hits twice
snatches countenance away from us

under its tentacles
to our surprise a man rises
writes his fears
into a new shape
searching his way
within chaos

blows a call for duty
to everyone of us
gives the 9 to 5
a new face
and all of a sudden we can see
how he reshapes his day
accompanies his wife
we can hear him talking about her
in a loving voice